Court of King's Bench of Alberta
The Court of King's Bench is the Superior Trial Court for the Province, hearing trials in civil and criminal matters and appeals from decisions of the Court of Justice. The Chief Justice and other Justices of the Court are also judges of Surrogate Matters, which has jurisdiction over probate and administration of estate matters.
To help contain the spread of COVID-19, the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench will continue to limit hearings to emergency or urgent matters only. A list of emergency and urgent matters is set out in Appendix C to the Court’s Master Order #2 of March 20, 2020 (attached below).
Parties and/or Counsel who believe that their matter is an emergency or urgent are directed to contact the Court as follows:
Calgary, Drumheller, Grande Prairie:EmergencyHearings.QBCalgary@albertacourts.ca Or, if you do not have access to email: 403.297.6267
Edmonton, St. Paul, Hinton, Peace River, Fort McMurray, High Level: EmergencyHearings.QBEdmonton@albertacourts.ca Or, if you do not have access to email: 780.427.0629
Red Deer, Wetaskiwin: EmergencyHearings.QBRedDeer@just.gov.ab.caOr, if you do not have access to email: 403.340.7908
Lethbridge, Medicine Hat: EmergencyHearings.QBLethbridge@just.gov.ab.caOr, if you do not have access to email: 403.382.4156
NEW BOOKINGS:
Between March 16 and May 1, 2020 the Court will make no new bookings in any non-emergency or non-urgent matter.
FILING:
Clerk offices at all Court locations remain open to accept filings. However, access to Court locations is limited to those who must be present, and the Court has suspended all filing deadlines under the Alberta Rules of Court, with the exception of those Rules applicable to the commencement of proceedings, including originating applications.
COURT HEARINGS:
For matters before the Court of Queen’s Bench previously scheduled between March 16 and May 1, 2020:
Civil and Family Proceedings:
Criminal Proceedings:
All criminal matters set for continuation between March 16 and May 1, 2020 must be spoken to by the presiding Justice. Counsel or parties may contact the Criminal Court Coordinator in Calgary and Edmonton or the regional Court Coordinator in all other Judicial Centres to make arrangements.
All other criminal matters will be addressed as set out in the Court’s Master Order #2 of March 20, 2020.
AN UPDATE TO THIS NOTICE WILL BE MADE ON OR BEFORE APRIL 29, 2020
Information on Case Management in civil, family & criminal matters
Civil claims that exceed $50,000 must be heard in the Court of King’s Bench
The Commercial List was established to deal with commercial insolvency law
Criminal law involves investigating and prosecuting people who may have broken the law
Family law governs the legal aspects of relationships between family members
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Information on the process for requesting a review of lawyers' bills or assessment of court costs.
Information on Wills, Estates, & Trusteeships that are handled at the Court of King's Bench
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